PGA Tour golfer to commissioner Jay Monahan: You were so scared

PGA Tour member Michael Kim says 'there's a sense of relief' after reports emerged LIV Golf's backers have essentially agreed a deal to end the hostilities in men's professional golf. 

Bloomberg were the first to report on 10 December that the Saudi PIF have agreed a six per cent stake in PGA Tour Enterprises. 

The minority stake would indicate a valuation of $12bn, which is in alignment with the terms that Strategic Sports Group invested in at the turn of the year. 

If the report is true, it would surely mark the beginning of the end on the ongoing war between the PGA Tour and LIV.

Current PGA Tour member Michael Kim, who retained his card by the skin of his teeth, took to X to get some things off his chest.

It's clear that Kim believes that both sides are currently happy with where they are and therefore golf fans should not expect big changes.

He claimed PGA Tour boss Jay Monahan and the rest of his officials were petrified, at one point, that all of the PGA Tour's top talent were going to leave at one point. 

"No one wants to be the one in charge when the ship goes down," he said. 

Kim reckons we could see the idea that Rory McIlroy put forward earlier in the year.

McIlroy spoke of his willingness to participate in a 'champions league' format where all the top stars gather throughout the year, along with playing in their respective tours. 

"It feels as though the leadership at the PGA Tour is somewhat content with where the tour is at," Kim wrote.  

"The top players are happy because they’re making more than ever before and the tour is happy because the threat of LIV was so scary in the beginning. 

"LIV was such a massive threat and Jay and co. was so scared that they were going to take all the top guys at one point. 

"No one wants to be the one in charge when the ship goes down. Now that the LIV and tour relationship has stabilized, it seems like there’s a sense of relief and all is ok now. 

"Meanwhile all the fans that the tour gained from Tiger are all pissed and getting angrier by the day because of the commercial load, some old stuff, etc. 

"Hopefully after all this, the tour can concentrate on this issue. Playing golf feels more popular than ever, it's the TV product and the general old school thinking that keeps limiting golf’s popularity I think."

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The PGA Tour are yet to comment on Bloomberg's report. 

Said deal, if agreed, will still be subject to regulatory approval. 

Tiger Woods, who has confirmed he will comeback from injury next week at an exhibition in Florida with his teenage son Charlie, spoke about this during a news conference before the Hero World Challenge. 

"Even if we had gotten a deal done by now, it's still in the DOJ's hands, but we wish we would have had something more concrete and further along than we are right now," Woods said. 

"But things are very fluid, we're still working through it, it's happening daily. 

"From a policy board standpoint or from an Enterprise standpoint, things are moving and they're constructive. But yes, definitely moving."

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